Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 20.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 27.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 30.3% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 45.4% more in San Salvador

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 53.8% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$7.00 SVC61.08	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$7.00 SVC61.08	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.14 SVC9.90	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.91 SVC7.95	+178.7%
Average			+53.8%

Kuwait City vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.95 SVC17.01	+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$3.77 SVC32.86	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$6.84 SVC59.68	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.01 SVC26.26	+54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.99 SVC26.05	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.77 SVC15.46	+67.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.76 SVC6.60	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.17 SVC10.17	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.22 SVC10.61	+56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.97 SVC8.44	+60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.98 SVC8.51	+43.7%
Average			+37.8%

Kuwait City vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$3.82 SVC33.34	+182.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$15.00 SVC130.88	-66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$29.93 SVC261.12	+26.2%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$43.33 SVC378.09	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$82.16 SVC716.84	+55.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-13.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.00 SVC17.45	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$3.25 SVC28.35	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.00 SVC34.90	+35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$30.80 SVC268.74	-71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$5.25 SVC45.81	-54.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 45.4% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$62.60 SVC546.20	+57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$45.83 SVC399.91	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+55.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$109.17 SVC952.51	+50.2%
Average			+45.4%

Kuwait City vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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